The most important committees in Congress are _________ committees, permanent bodies that possess an expertise resulting from their jurisdiction over certain policy areas.

Which of the following is a confederation?

a. the United States b. the United Nations c. Great Britain d. China

The transfer of power from a central government to lower governments, usually at the regional (i.e., provincial) level is called

a. localism. b. devolution. c. confederation. d. new institutionalism. e. constitutionalism.